Apple-Cinnamon Flax Mini-Muffins
Apple-Cinnamon Flax Mini-Muffins are soft, fluffy and crisp from the apple pieces. These mini-muffins are the perfect treat to indulge in this fall. Made with crisp apples, flax meal, maple syrup, cinnamon and more spices. Healthy, rich in fiber, and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flax seed meal
- 1 cup pink lady apple (about 1 apple)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- pinch pink salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
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Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Place a 24 mini silicone muffin pan on a large baking sheet pan. Set aside.
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In a large mixing bowl add flax meal, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, pink salt and baking powder. Whisk together until ingredients are well combined.
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In a separate mixing bowl whisk eggs, coconut oil, vanilla and maple syrup.
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Combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Whisk together and pour water in. Continue whisking until well combined.
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Peel apple and dice into small cubes. Measure out 1 cup and fold into batter. Scoop batter into mini muffin pan.
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Place muffins in oven and bake for 12 minutes.
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Remove muffins from oven and place on a cooling rack. Allow muffins to cool-down for a few minutes. They should easily pop right out of the silicone muffin pan.
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Serve while muffins are still warm. Allow any leftover muffins to completely cool-off and place in a container with a tight lid. Keep muffins refrigerated for up to 3-5 days or frozen for up to 1 month. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Use any type of apple- You can use any kind of apple. For this recipe I like to use sweet-tart apple like Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. But you can essentially use any kind of apple you have in hand.
- If you don't have a silicone muffin pan- Use a regular one. Just make sure to grease it well with oil or use mini muffin liners.
- Place mini silicone muffin pan on a large baking sheet pan- This will make it easier to move the silicone pan to and from the counter to oven. Silicone pans can be very flimsy.